Duchesse Anne
PearDuchesse Anne
Origin / History
Raised in 1861 by Jacques Jalais, Nantes, France. Illustrated in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie, volume 2, page 102, figure 1, 1869.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Like Calebasse in form.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Meadow-green, slightly yellowish.
Dots: Dotted with gray.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish-white, fine, melting. Juice sufficient, sweet, acidulous, perfumed. Quality rated first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Season given as November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Duchesse Anne.
x. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:102, fig. 1869.
Raised in 1861 by Jacques Jalais, Nantes, Fr. Fruit above medium, like Calebasse in form, meadow-green, slightly yellowish, dotted with gray; flesh greenish-white, fine, melting; juice sufficient, sweet, acidulous, perfumed; first; Nov.